Workers' Compensation News
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Diabetic Worker's Death Following Foot Injury Abates Claim for Benefits | 07/09/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker’s death abated his claim for benefits, since a record could not be adequately developed to afford his employer a fair trial. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Seeks Comments on Research Agenda | 07/07/2021 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is accepting comments on the proposed fiscal year 2022 research agenda for the Workers’ Compensation Research and Evaluation Group. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Posts Adjustments to OMFS for Pathology and Clinical Laboratory | 07/06/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order adjusting the Pathology and Clinical Laboratory section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to conform to relevant 2021 changes in the Medicare payment system. ...Read More | |||
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DWC to Reinstate Work Search Requirement, Resume Exams | 07/06/2021 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that it will reinstate the work search requirement for claimants receiving supplemental income benefits in August. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Posts Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule | 07/01/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order adjusting the Hospital Outpatient Departments and Ambulatory Surgical Centers section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to conform to changes in the Medicare payment system. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Posts MPN Reimbursement Rate Form | 07/01/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted to its website a form for specific medical provider network entities to use when reporting contracted, discounted payments made to medical providers. ...Read More | |||
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DIR Raises Interest Rate in Updated Annuity Table | 07/01/2021 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Interest rates used to calculate lump-sum settlements in Nevada will increase in July. The Division of Industrial Relations adopted an updated act...Read More | |||
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DWC Extends COVID Data Call | 06/29/2021 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is asking participating carriers, self-insurers, hospital districts, cities and counties to report data on COVID-19 claims through the end of the year. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Posts OMFS Adjustments | 06/28/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation on Friday posted an order that incorporates Medicare’s changes into the Physician and Non-Physician Practitioner Services section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule. ...Read More | |||
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DCBS Adopts NCCI Manual Changes for Vaccines | 06/28/2021 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Oregon’s Department of Consumer and Business Services adopted temporary rules with updated cause of injury codes to track reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine. ...Read More | |||
